Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, chairman of the Hunt and Hopkins County African-American Leadership Conference, discusses Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events Sunday and Monday (January 15-16) in Commerce and Sulphur Springs. The Commerce observance will be at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Sulphur Springs event will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

Dr. LaVelle Hendricks, associate professor of counseling with Texas A&M University-Commerce, says Martin Luther King, Junior Day observances are planned for Sunday, January 17 in Commerce and Monday, January 18 in Sulphur Springs, sponsored by the Hunt and Hopkins County African-American Leadership Conference. Observances in Greenville, including a downtown 5-K run and a parade, are planned for Saturday, January 16th.